What defines individual freedom in a civilised society? Philosophers have argued over such questions for centuries. This free course, Two concepts of freedom, looks at a positive and a negative concept of freedom, asking you to think carefully about how freedom is restricted by our place in society and how it can vary from state to state.
Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Introducing the concept of freedom
- 1 Introducing the concept of freedom
- 2 The word ‘freedom’
- 2 The word ‘freedom’
- 3 Isaiah Berlin's ‘Two Concepts of Liberty’ (1958)
- 3 Isaiah Berlin's ‘Two Concepts of Liberty’ (1958)
- 3.1 Preamble
- 3.2 Negative freedom
- 3.3 Positive freedom
- 3.4 The misuse of the concept of positive liberty
- 3.5 The notion of a final solution
- 3.6 Berlin criticised: one concept of freedom?
- 4 Conclusion
- 4 Conclusion
- 4.1 Course summary
- 4.2 Further reading
- Acknowledgements
